Blocker Middle School
- Middle school or junior high school in Texas City ISD
- Texas City, TX
- 7th grade - 8th grade
Accountability rating (2018-2019)
B
Texas City ISD: C
Total students
896
Avg. teacher experience
13.2 years
Texas City ISD: 10.2 years
Statewide: 11.2 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
Texas City ISD: 88.4%
Statewide: 90.3%
Blocker Middle School is a middle school or junior high school in Texas City, TX, in the Texas City ISD school district. As of the 2020-2021 school year, it had 896 students. 63.3% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 6% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.
Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the state waived accountability ratings for the 2020-2021 school year. The school received an accountability rating of B for the 2018-2019 school year.
As of the 2020-2021 school year, an average teacher's salary was $58,957, which is $1,316 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 13.2 years of experience.
Contact information
Website
www.tcisd.org/index.aspx?nid=149
Address
1800 9th Ave NTexas City, TX 77590-6200
Office phone number
Principal
- Tanji Towels
- ttowels@tcisd.org
- (409) 916-0706
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Blocker Middle School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 04. Students who started eighth grade in 2008 in this region had a college graduation rate of 23.9 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 04.
Demographics
Race and ethnicity
Total students
896
African American
193 (21.5%)
Texas City ISD: 30.7%
Statewide: 12.7%
American Indian
12 (1.3%)
Texas City ISD: 0.8%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
6 (0.7%)
Texas City ISD: 0.4%
Statewide: 4.7%
Hispanic
405 (45.2%)
Texas City ISD: 42.9%
Statewide: 52.9%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Texas City ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
262 (29.2%)
Texas City ISD: 22.1%
Statewide: 26.5%
Two or more races
18 (2%)
Texas City ISD: 3%
Statewide: 2.7%
Risk factors
A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.
At-risk students
63.3 %
Texas City ISD: 54.5%
Statewide: 49.2%
Economically disadvantaged
83.4 %
Texas City ISD: 86.6%
Statewide: 60.3%
Limited English proficiency
7.4 %
Texas City ISD: 10.4%
Statewide: 20.7%
Enrollment by program
A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2020-2021 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.
Bilingual/ESL
6 %
Texas City ISD: 9.7%
Statewide: 21%
Gifted and Talented
4.8 %
Texas City ISD: 3.7%
Statewide: 8.3%
Special Education
15.1 %
Texas City ISD: 14.8%
Statewide: 11.1%
Academics
Accountability ratings
Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.
Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the state waived accountability ratings for the 2020-2021 school year. All Texas public school districts and campuses received the label “Not Rated: Declared State of Disaster.” Our schools explorer shows the accountability ratings from the 2018-2019 school year when available.
Overall (2018-2019)
B
Texas City ISD: C
Student achievement (2018-2019)
C
Texas City ISD: C
School progress (2018-2019)
B
Texas City ISD: B
Closing the gaps (2018-2019)
B
Texas City ISD: C
The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).
For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2021 Accountability Manual.
Chronic absenteeism
The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2019-2020 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.
All students
11.1 %
Texas City ISD: 13.3%
Statewide: 6.7%
American Indian
25 %
Texas City ISD: 14%
Statewide: 7.8%
African American
12.6 %
Texas City ISD: 15.5%
Statewide: 8.9%
Asian
0 %
Texas City ISD: 7.9%
Statewide: 1.8%
Hispanic
8.5 %
Texas City ISD: 12.1%
Statewide: 7.4%
Pacific Islander
Masked
Texas City ISD: 50%
Statewide: 7.2%
White
14.2 %
Texas City ISD: 12.5%
Statewide: 5.2%
Two or more races
3 %
Texas City ISD: 11.4%
Statewide: 6.7%
Staff
Teacher ethnicities
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2020-2021 school year.
Total teacher FTEs
57.1
African American
11.2 (19.5%)
Texas City ISD: 27.7%
Statewide: 11.1%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Texas City ISD: 0.4%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
1.9 (3.2%)
Texas City ISD: 1.2%
Statewide: 1.8%
Hispanic
7.7 (13.6%)
Texas City ISD: 14.9%
Statewide: 28.4%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Texas City ISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
35.4 (61.9%)
Texas City ISD: 54.8%
Statewide: 56.9%
Two or more races
1 (1.8%)
Texas City ISD: 0.9%
Statewide: 1.2%
Highest degree held by teachers
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.
No degree
0 (0%)
Texas City ISD: 2%
Statewide: 1.2%
Bachelor's
44.8 (78.5%)
Texas City ISD: 73.5%
Statewide: 73%
Master's
12.3 (21.5%)
Texas City ISD: 23.5%
Statewide: 25%
Doctorate
0 (0%)
Texas City ISD: 1.1%
Statewide: 0.7%
Students per teacher
The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2020-2021.
Students per teacher
15.7
Texas City ISD: 14
Statewide: 14.5
Teacher experience
This figure for the 2020-2021 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.
Avg. teacher experience
13.2 years
Texas City ISD: 10.2 years
Statewide: 11.2 years
Teacher salaries
The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.
Base average
$58,957
Texas City ISD: $58,558
Statewide: $57,641
Beginner
$55,001
Texas City ISD: $55,768
Statewide: $50,849
1 to 5 years
$55,315
Texas City ISD: $55,885
Statewide: $53,288
6 to 10 years
$56,716
Texas City ISD: $57,375
Statewide: $56,282
11 to 20 years
$59,485
Texas City ISD: $60,103
Statewide: $59,900
21 to 30 years
$63,693
Texas City ISD: $63,770
Statewide: $64,637
30+ years
$69,252
Texas City ISD: $69,538
Statewide: $69,974